East Elephant Prospects, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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East Elephant Prospects | Group of Prospects |
Star-North Star Mining District | Mining District |
Star Range | Mountain Range |
Beaver County | County |
Utah | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 20' 48'' North , 113° 7' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Milford | 1,331 (2017) | 11.0km |
Minersville | 869 (2017) | 22.6km |
Beaver | 3,007 (2017) | 42.5km |
Paragonah | 509 (2017) | 59.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
181387
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181387:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8fc3416c-d524-4bb8-8e47-4b3bc86b41a0
REF:Deposit:: ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.,A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO., UT, UGMS SPEC. S. 46
Deposit:: GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. 3.
Deposit:: PERRY, L.,I., 197
Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Minor) - Copper, Silver
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Hornblende Gneiss
Structure: Colorado Plateau/Basin & Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline, Eastward Dipping Homocline (Star Range) Believed To Be Part Of An Eastward Moving Thrust Plate.
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Paleozoic Miogeosyncline.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10087097 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Claron BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Utah
- Escalante DesertDesert
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